Kenya close to ending drought crises
Droughts regularly decimate herds across Africa, forcing destitute families to abandon their nomadic lifestyle and settle in remote, dusty towns where they fall deeper into
Category: Regional News
First drought-resilient, high iron beans for Uganda released
Via PreventionWeb. Original from: Thomson Reuters Foundation, Georgia Smith Five new bean varieties bred with high iron and resilience to the impacts of drought have
CityRAP Tool in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Foto: Addis Ababa’s landscape/ Credit: @neiljs/ Flickr DiMSUR is in Ethiopia enabling local people to develop their own resilience and risk management plan Addis Ababa
Innovative water storage helps Kenyans thrive in drought
Innovative water storage helps Kenyans thrive in drought By Isaiah Esipisu Even after the heavy rains that drenched East Africa in April, Makueni County in
Mozambique’s Beira bets on urban renewal
INTERVIEW-Threatened by climate change, Mozambique’s Beira bets on urban renewal By Astrid Zweynert BONN, Germany, July 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Daviz Simango is one
Responding to Madagascar’s ‘silent’ emergency
By Dina Esposito, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Because of its slow onset, Southern Africa’s drought may not be headline
Malawi pioneers peer review for disaster risk reduction in Africa
Lilongwe – Africa has cleared a new milestone in its drive to implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The pioneer is Malawi, which
African Development Bank reveals climate change investment plans
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has stated that it plans to invest huge amounts in funding pledges that are aimed at combating climate change in
Mozambique: IOM Helps Develop Disaster Contingency Plans
In coordination with Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC), today IOM is facilitating the training of 35 government staff as part of a two-day
Malawi: launches National Recovery Disaster Framework
The Malawi government has launched the “National Recovery Disaster Framework” which defines mechanisms for monitoring and management, clarify institutional roles and responsibilities and optimizes recovery
